Rat's Reading » Uncategorized http://reading.kingrat.biz Books make me happy. Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:31:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ Goodbye, Gram and Gramps http://reading.kingrat.biz/uncategorized/goodbye-gram-and-gramps http://reading.kingrat.biz/uncategorized/goodbye-gram-and-gramps#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 17:43:52 +0000 King Rat http://reading.kingrat.biz/?p=1459 This morning just after midnight, my grandmother, Vera Hathaway died from complications due to cancer. Just over two months ago, my grandfather and her husband, Cleo died while undergoing surgery for his heart condition. They lived long and full lives. Gramps was my hero. He was the best Santa and gave the greatest hugs. Gram was kindness personified. And she made the best cookies. I am proud to be a Hathaway. I am proud to have spent the last year with them as their chauffeur, adviser, and assistant.

Posting to Rat’s Reading has been somewhat sparse since January as their health problems became more severe and my time was required to help. It will probably continue to be sparse for a while. My life will settle down and allow me to read a bit more soon enough.

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